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The Nelsonite vol. 37, no. 3

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Page 2 NELSONITE Spring 2003
NEWS
Transfer Update for students wishing to transfer to an university
Amanda Alford
With a litte more than a few
months left in the spring semes-ter,
many TNCC students are
scrambling to prepare their Fall
2003 schedules and check into
colleges to transfer to after gradu-ation.
We are very fortunate to live in
a state with so many four-year
colleges and universities which
we are able to attend and help
and become successful jn. The
choice is yours; it can be so diffi-cult
to make a decision.
The decision is compicated by
the fact many transferring stu-dents
run into the problem of
unnecessary classes that will not
transfer to four-year colleges.
This event makes students feel
like they have lost those credits.
To prevent this from occuring
repeatedly, Thomas Nelson has
over 50 agreements with the col-leges
and universities in Virginia.
These Articulation Agreements
are best known to TNCCs stu-dents
as "two-plus-two" agree-ments.
These agreements simply
allow students to take their first
two years of an undergraduate
study at a community college
then transfer to the next institu-tion
at junior status. If you are
interested in this program, go to
the counseling center to fill out
all necessary paper work..
In order to establish a
"twò-plus-two" agreement estab-lished,
you, naturally, must
choose a college or university to
transfer to. TNCC has articula-tion
agreements available with
the following schools:
Christopher Newport University
Forrum College
Hampton University
. James Madison University
Norfolk State University
Old Dominion University
Longwood College
Radford College
St. Paul's College
VA Commonwealth University
Virginia Polytechnic Institute
and State University
Virginia State University
The top four colleges or univer-sities
that TNCC students transfer
to are:
Christopher Newport University
James Madison University
Old Dominion University
Radford University
Out of these four, Christopher
Newport University is number
one with the majority of our stu-dents
transferring to this school.
Compiled below is an overview
of the top four schools, of transfer
for TNCC students.
ChristopherNewport University
Minimum 3.5 GPA
Deadline for spring'applictions
Dec 1
Deadline for fall applications -
May 1,
Application fee $35
www.cnu.edu
In state tuition for a full-time
undergraduate - $3532 per year,
Annual transfers: 306
Old Dominion University
Minimum 2.2 GPA
Deadline for spring applications
Oct 1. Deadline for fall appli
cations - March 15 Application
fee $30 www.odu.edu
In state tuition for a full-time
undergraduate - $4,110 per year.
Annual transfers: 2,200.
James Madison University
Minimum 2.0 (3.0 GPA recom
mended) Deadline for spring
applications Oct 15
Deadline for fall applications
March 1 Application fee $40
www.jmu.edu "
In state tuition $4,288 per year
Annual transfer: 650
Radford Univèrsity
Minimum 2.0 GPA
Deadline for fall applications -
applying before April 1 gives
applicant a better chance.
Application fee (in state) - $25.
www.radford.edu
In state tuition - $3,344
Annual transfers: 1,000.
Thomas Nelson Community College receives 1st
place award from Chancellor Glenn DuBois and VCCS
The Virginia Community
College System's Chancellor
Glenn DuBois presented a $200
award to TNCC for winning first
place in the quality of effort and
message in the General
Obligation Bond Campaign at a
Student Leadership Conference
in Richmond on November 3rd.
The General Obligation Bond
wasa referendum, Which would-decide
if bonds totaling over
$900 million dollars would be
issued to fund , higher education
and museum projects. TNCC
placed much effort into making
students, faculty, staff and the
community aware of the General
Obligation Bond and what effects
this one bond could have on
TNCC. In addition to sponsoring
voter registration drives at both
TNCC's campuses, the college's
Student Government President,
Rachel DeForrest, dressed up as
"Miss Liberty" to raise awareness
about the general obligation
bonds. The Student Government
also sponsored buttons that said
"GOB - Ask Me,"/encouraging
people to find out more about the
bonds.
Rachel DeForrest (Miss Liberty) accepting a
$200 check on behalf of TNCC from
Chancellor Glen DuBois
Picture by Jean Gordick
Although the majority of the
TNCC population were already
registered voters, that did not stop
the effort to get those who were
not registered ready and able to
vote. Once the deadline for voter
registration had passed, GOB
awareness- grew to full force
allowing those who were promot-ing
GOB awareness to place
focus strickly on the awareness
portion of promotting GOB.
GOB* literature was placed
around, the school allowing stu-dents
to read more about the
bond. During the Folk Arts
Festival, more GOB flyers where
inserted into each program to fur-ther
' GOB awareness. Miss
Liberty walked the hallways of
TNCC letting her fellow* students
know an important issue was on
the table and students needed to
educate themselves on the bond
referendum which would effect
those continuing or entering the
higher education system.
On November 5 the General
Obligation Bond passed with
over 1,126,932 people voting and
over 70% of the voters were in
support of the bond.
DuBois also presented five
additional awards at the leader-ship
conference to colleges for
recognition for the number of
new voters registered. Danville
Community College, Mountain
Empire Community College, and
Wytheville Community College,
were the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place
winners.
Also recognized in the same
category which TNCC won were
Tidewater Community College,
and Wytheville C.College.

Page 2 NELSONITE Spring 2003
NEWS
Transfer Update for students wishing to transfer to an university
Amanda Alford
With a litte more than a few
months left in the spring semes-ter,
many TNCC students are
scrambling to prepare their Fall
2003 schedules and check into
colleges to transfer to after gradu-ation.
We are very fortunate to live in
a state with so many four-year
colleges and universities which
we are able to attend and help
and become successful jn. The
choice is yours; it can be so diffi-cult
to make a decision.
The decision is compicated by
the fact many transferring stu-dents
run into the problem of
unnecessary classes that will not
transfer to four-year colleges.
This event makes students feel
like they have lost those credits.
To prevent this from occuring
repeatedly, Thomas Nelson has
over 50 agreements with the col-leges
and universities in Virginia.
These Articulation Agreements
are best known to TNCCs stu-dents
as "two-plus-two" agree-ments.
These agreements simply
allow students to take their first
two years of an undergraduate
study at a community college
then transfer to the next institu-tion
at junior status. If you are
interested in this program, go to
the counseling center to fill out
all necessary paper work..
In order to establish a
"twò-plus-two" agreement estab-lished,
you, naturally, must
choose a college or university to
transfer to. TNCC has articula-tion
agreements available with
the following schools:
Christopher Newport University
Forrum College
Hampton University
. James Madison University
Norfolk State University
Old Dominion University
Longwood College
Radford College
St. Paul's College
VA Commonwealth University
Virginia Polytechnic Institute
and State University
Virginia State University
The top four colleges or univer-sities
that TNCC students transfer
to are:
Christopher Newport University
James Madison University
Old Dominion University
Radford University
Out of these four, Christopher
Newport University is number
one with the majority of our stu-dents
transferring to this school.
Compiled below is an overview
of the top four schools, of transfer
for TNCC students.
ChristopherNewport University
Minimum 3.5 GPA
Deadline for spring'applictions
Dec 1
Deadline for fall applications -
May 1,
Application fee $35
www.cnu.edu
In state tuition for a full-time
undergraduate - $3532 per year,
Annual transfers: 306
Old Dominion University
Minimum 2.2 GPA
Deadline for spring applications
Oct 1. Deadline for fall appli
cations - March 15 Application
fee $30 www.odu.edu
In state tuition for a full-time
undergraduate - $4,110 per year.
Annual transfers: 2,200.
James Madison University
Minimum 2.0 (3.0 GPA recom
mended) Deadline for spring
applications Oct 15
Deadline for fall applications
March 1 Application fee $40
www.jmu.edu "
In state tuition $4,288 per year
Annual transfer: 650
Radford Univèrsity
Minimum 2.0 GPA
Deadline for fall applications -
applying before April 1 gives
applicant a better chance.
Application fee (in state) - $25.
www.radford.edu
In state tuition - $3,344
Annual transfers: 1,000.
Thomas Nelson Community College receives 1st
place award from Chancellor Glenn DuBois and VCCS
The Virginia Community
College System's Chancellor
Glenn DuBois presented a $200
award to TNCC for winning first
place in the quality of effort and
message in the General
Obligation Bond Campaign at a
Student Leadership Conference
in Richmond on November 3rd.
The General Obligation Bond
wasa referendum, Which would-decide
if bonds totaling over
$900 million dollars would be
issued to fund , higher education
and museum projects. TNCC
placed much effort into making
students, faculty, staff and the
community aware of the General
Obligation Bond and what effects
this one bond could have on
TNCC. In addition to sponsoring
voter registration drives at both
TNCC's campuses, the college's
Student Government President,
Rachel DeForrest, dressed up as
"Miss Liberty" to raise awareness
about the general obligation
bonds. The Student Government
also sponsored buttons that said
"GOB - Ask Me,"/encouraging
people to find out more about the
bonds.
Rachel DeForrest (Miss Liberty) accepting a
$200 check on behalf of TNCC from
Chancellor Glen DuBois
Picture by Jean Gordick
Although the majority of the
TNCC population were already
registered voters, that did not stop
the effort to get those who were
not registered ready and able to
vote. Once the deadline for voter
registration had passed, GOB
awareness- grew to full force
allowing those who were promot-ing
GOB awareness to place
focus strickly on the awareness
portion of promotting GOB.
GOB* literature was placed
around, the school allowing stu-dents
to read more about the
bond. During the Folk Arts
Festival, more GOB flyers where
inserted into each program to fur-ther
' GOB awareness. Miss
Liberty walked the hallways of
TNCC letting her fellow* students
know an important issue was on
the table and students needed to
educate themselves on the bond
referendum which would effect
those continuing or entering the
higher education system.
On November 5 the General
Obligation Bond passed with
over 1,126,932 people voting and
over 70% of the voters were in
support of the bond.
DuBois also presented five
additional awards at the leader-ship
conference to colleges for
recognition for the number of
new voters registered. Danville
Community College, Mountain
Empire Community College, and
Wytheville Community College,
were the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place
winners.
Also recognized in the same
category which TNCC won were
Tidewater Community College,
and Wytheville C.College.